The Unknown Truth Behind Jackie Robinson's Unbelievable Road to Success

Picking it Up

Mack made sure that Jackie never left school early to hang out with his fellow street gang members. He got Jackie to join the basketball, football, track, and baseball teams. From there, Jackie dropped out of the street gang lifestyle and started pursuing sports full-time. He even played a sport outside of school, which he almost pursued instead of baseball…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.